linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86/mm: remove arch-specific PTE/PMD get-and-clear functions

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Message-ID: <87bokhyocn.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:43:28 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Cc:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	"xen-devel\@lists.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"x86\@kernel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86/mm: remove arch-specific PTE/PMD get-and-clear functions

On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:41:16 -0700, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> wrote:
> On 06/14/2012 11:29 AM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > 
> > Lets rope Rusty in this since he is the maintainer of lguest.
> >
> 
> Also, let's have realistic expectations for lguest.
> 
> I don't want to break lguest just for sh*ts and giggles, but if lguest
> is in the way of making forward progress for other things, it would have
> to have a very strong case to not be sacrificed.

Exactly!  Please cc' me if you need me to unbreak lguest, but for
performance?  Not really...

Cheers,
Rusty.
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